In terms of our major sources of exposure, he said that microplastics are like “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in that they ...

The brain has higher concentrations of plastic particles compared to other organs, with increased levels found in dementia ...

"Substantially increase the risk." Researchers raise urgent concern after finding hidden contaminants in everyday products: ...

Because of their tiny size, they might be able to slip through the blood-brain ... Switching from bottled water to filtered tap water alone could cut microplastic intake from 90,000 particles a year ...

Microplastics can cut a plant’s ability to photosynthesize by up to 12 percent, new research shows microplastics are ...

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations ... It might seem that a method that outputs a set rather ...

A sergeant major damselfish the size of a dime appeared huge by comparison ... Laboratory and the University of Plymouth had eaten microplastic fibers. PHOTOGRAPHED AT MARINE BIOLOGICAL ...

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became ...

Data from microplastic analyses can inform health recommendations ... set rather than a single identity isn’t as useful. But the size of the set serves as a way to assess uncertainty – a ...